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EGYPT: Virtually, Some Real Freedom
By Oct 2
CAIRO - Egyptians critical of their government are using new media and the Internet to expose its improprieties and press for social change.
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RIGHTS-MOROCCO: Renewed Efforts to End Violence Against Women
By Mar 17
RABAT - The campaign against violence towards women has been the focus of media attention in Morocco recently, in order to press for an end to gross abuses committed by men against women and make victims aware of the need to break the silence which allows it to continue.
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EGYPT: Anti-Piracy Flotillas Rattle Arab Security
By Nov 28
CAIRO - Representatives from states bordering the Red Sea met in Cairo last week to forge a common policy against the threat of maritime piracy. But some local commentators say recent deployments of foreign naval forces to the area to combat Somali corsairs could constitute an even greater threat.
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EGYPT: Ruling Party Delivers More Disappointment
By Nov 13
CAIRO - The ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) of President Hosni Mubarak promised a "new style of thinking" at its fifth annual party congress last week, but critics in the opposition say they saw little of it.
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EGYPT: Ruling Party in Free Fall
By Oct 29
CAIRO - A high-ranking member of Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) is facing trial on charges of arranging the murder of a Lebanese pop singer. The case, along with a host of other public grievances, has badly tarnished the NDP's reputation ahead of an upcoming party conference.
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EGYPT: Tall Claims Only Lower Confidence
By Oct 23
CAIRO - Following the volatile reaction of international markets to the U.S. financial meltdown, Egyptian officialdom has hastened to reassure a skittish public that the local economy would be spared the worst effects of the global crisis. Many independent commentators, however, are not so sure.
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EGYPT: Food For The People
By Oct 22
CAIRO - Caught between low wages and rising prices, many Egyptians have had to replace meat and vegetables with cheaper food.
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RIGHTS-ALGERIA: Death Sentences Follow Fugitives Thick and Fast
By Oct 20
ALGIERS - Algeria is set to be among the top three countries in the world with the highest number of death sentences passed in 2008, regularly condemning people accused of terrorism - whether or not they are present in court to answer charges.
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RIGHTS-EGYPT: New Family Laws: A Success Story?
By Oct 15
CAIRO - It was a love story of sorts and one that led to marriage. But 18 months later Nayrouz filed for divorce, making her part of a growing number of Egyptian women who are leaving their marriages. One in three marriages in this highly traditional and predominantly Muslim society fails within its first year, according to government figures.
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EGYPT-REFUGEES: Stepping Stones Across the Desert
By Sep 30
CAIRO - "When I left Darfur, I left the hell of death and entered the hell of life. That is the only difference," said Galoud*, one of the many Darfuri refugees who have escaped to Egypt.
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Q&A: Bashir Pushed, But Not Yet Into a Corner
By Aug 11
CAIRO - Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Luis Moreno-Ocampo requested last month that the court's preliminary panel issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for crimes allegedly committed in Sudan's western Darfur region.
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Q&A: "Between Implementation and Planning, There Is a Disconnect"
By Apr 20
NAIROBI - Accounting for about a third of the gross domestic product in sub-Saharan Africa, agriculture clearly plays a significant role on the continent. But, figures only tell part of the story. A review of Africa produced under the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) notes that agriculture is also "woven into the fabric of most societies and cultures in the region."
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POLITICS: Security Council Deadlocked Over Kosovo
By Feb 18
UNITED NATIONS - When the United States and some of the members of the European Union (EU) expressed admiration for Kosovo’s "patience" in its longstanding quest for a new nation state in the Balkans, Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin dismissed their "naivety" with a degree of political sarcasm.
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HEALTH-UGANDA: EU Supports Law Threatening Access to Medicines
POLITICS-NIGERIA : In the Shadows of Men: Women’s Political Marginalisation
RIGHTS-MALAWI: Country Not Safe for Homosexuals
DEVELOPMENT-CAMEROON: Are Women the Magic Bullet for "Electoral Apathy"?
KENYA: Proposed Constitutional Amendment Sets Back Women’s Rights
AFRICA: Corruption Carries High Cost, World Bank Says
DEVELOPMENT-KENYA: Rapid Population Growth Threatens Development
MALAWI: Rural Communities Jointly Care for Orphans
NAMIBIA: "If You Kiss for Five Minutes You Get It"
HEALTH-SOUTH AFRICA: More Funds Needed for HIV Prevention and Treatment
TANZANIE: Les changements de temps rendent l’agriculture incertaine
AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST : Stopper la circulation du virus de la polio
RWANDA : Les plus mal nourris sont les agriculteurs
SANTE-AFRIQUE DU SUD: Besoin de fonds plus importants contre le VIH
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KENYA: Mapendekezo ya Mabadiliko ya Katiba Yaweka Nyuma Haki za Wanawake
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MIGRATION-US: Mixed-Status Families Face Hard Choice
POLITICS: The Pentagon's Propaganda Networks – Part 2
Q&A: Tapping Women's Enterprise to Topple Rural Poverty
VIETNAM: Salinisation, Drought Bring Worries to Mekong Delta
PAKISTAN : Attacks Bring Humanitarian Work to Virtual Halt
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